Throughout history, people have had a desire to tell their stories, whether it is through art, dance, music, poetry or prose, everyone has a story to tell. Digital storytelling is a short, video narrative that combines many digital elements: voice, video and still images, music and other sound effects. The ability to document an experience using digital storytelling is a creative process that can affect both the creator and the viewer in profound ways. As each person sees and perceives experiences in different ways, their approach to telling their story digitally will also differ.
Essential Practices
1- Clustering of Teaching Expectations- Cross Curricular- Literacy, Media, Science, Social Studies
2- Differentiated Instruction
3- Technology enabled learning environment
4- Inquiry/Challenge Based Learning
5- Collaborative Inquiry
6- Digital Citizenship
7- Communicating with parents using a variety of media
There are several tools available that students can use to create digital stories:
Programs on Board Network
Windows Movie Maker Photoshop Element Premiere Elements Frames 4 Photostory 3
Examples of Digital Stories created using Frames 4
Examples of Videos Created in iMovie using iphones
When creating media with students, one thing to consider is the use of non-commercial music and images. There are several on line sites where you can access free media to use in media creation.
Adobe Youth Voices Essentials is a set of open curricula and resources for educators to create breakthrough learning experiences for young people. Based on the best practices of the Adobe Youth Voices program, the Adobe Foundation's signature philanthropy initiative, these tools help empower youth to "create with purpose."
There are four separate media areas: photography, music video, print and animation that have a variety of classroom resources and activities that will lead students through the digital storytelling and reflection process.
Digital Storytelling and Mobile Media Creation
Throughout history, people have had a desire to tell their stories, whether it is through art, dance, music, poetry or prose, everyone has a story to tell. Digital storytelling is a short, video narrative that combines many digital elements: voice, video and still images, music and other sound effects. The ability to document an experience using digital storytelling is a creative process that can affect both the creator and the viewer in profound ways. As each person sees and perceives experiences in different ways, their approach to telling their story digitally will also differ.
Essential Practices
1- Clustering of Teaching Expectations- Cross Curricular- Literacy, Media, Science, Social Studies
2- Differentiated Instruction
3- Technology enabled learning environment
4- Inquiry/Challenge Based Learning
5- Collaborative Inquiry
6- Digital Citizenship
7- Communicating with parents using a variety of media
There are several tools available that students can use to create digital stories:
Programs on Board Network
Windows Movie Maker
Photoshop Element
Premiere Elements
Frames 4
Photostory 3
Examples of Digital Stories created using Frames 4
Examples of Videos Created in iMovie using iphones
Photostory 3
Tutorials for Digital Storytelling
Photoshop Elements
Premiere Elements
Frames 4 You Tube Tutorial
iMovie Tutorial Page
Online Sources for Video Creation:
Photostory
Animoto
Voicethreads
Royalty Free Music and Images
When creating media with students, one thing to consider is the use of non-commercial music and images. There are several on line sites where you can access free media to use in media creation.
Purple Planet
Free Play Music
Jamendo
Adobe Youth Voices Essentials
Adobe Youth Voices Essentials
Adobe Youth Voices Essentials is a set of open curricula and resources for educators to create breakthrough learning experiences for young people. Based on the best practices of the Adobe Youth Voices program, the Adobe Foundation's signature philanthropy initiative, these tools help empower youth to "create with purpose."
There are four separate media areas: photography, music video, print and animation that have a variety of classroom resources and activities that will lead students through the digital storytelling and reflection process.